Research Assistant (Science of Learning in Education Centre) [NIE]

The National Institute of Education invites suitable applications for the position of Research Assistant on a 6-month contract (with possibilities of extension) at the Science of Learning in Education Centre (SoLEC).

Project Title: Cerebrovascular Health, Adult Learning, Resilience and Mechanisms: CHARM Study

Project Introduction: As part of CHARM study, we will develop learning pedagogy for middle aged adults based on the principles of neuropsychological pedagogy and life-style interventions. Two learning packages will be designed with each package comprising a pre-course, course, and post-course components. The course components will include lectures, group-activities, and homework. The content will be developed by our team, in close collaboration with adult learners, through interviews and focus group sessions comprising learners of various age groups and occupational-types.

Requirements:

• Academic qualification:

Bachelor degree in Education and/or Psychology and/or Neuroscience or similar areas

• Work experience:
  • Prior experience conducting systematic literature reviews
  • Prior experience designing and developing learning materials
  • Prior experience teaching at any educational level
  • Prior experience designing and administering instruments to evaluate learning goals
  • Prior experience designing interview protocols
  • Prior experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Prior experience disseminating research findings targeting the general public and academic audiences

• Desirable interests, skills, and attributes:
  • Passion for teaching and learning
  • Interest in effective learning in Higher Education settings
  • Prior experience in inquiry-based pedagogy
  • Have good communication and organizational skills
  • Have good interpersonal skills
  • Be a good team-player, proactive, and able to work independently and with a large group of researchers

Responsibilities:

• To conduct systematic literature reviews (summarizing, coding, and organizing relevant literature).
• To design and develop learning materials for the program including topics such as general characteristics of the nervous system and core aspects of brain development and brain anatomy.
• To support the delivery of the program.
• To design and administer instruments to evaluate the program learning goals by assessing pre-and post- knowledge concerning brain and cognitive development, for example.
• To design semi-structured interview protocols and conduct qualitative analysis (summarizing, coding, and organizing relevant literature).
• To compute different statistical analyses for the findings obtained in the systematic literature reviews and semi-structured interviews.
• To contribute to research translation and dissemination of findings targeting the general public and academic audiences.
• To perform other tasks as required by the Principal Investigators.

Application

Applicants (external and internal) will apply via Workday. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.

Hiring Institution: NIE